Battle of Hoa Binh
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The Battle of Hoa Binh was a major 1951–1952 campaign in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces fought French colonial troops for control of a strategic region in northern Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Hoa Binh canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4972661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Hoa Binh Context triple: [Anti-French Resistance War, keyEvent, Battle of Hoa Binh]
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A.
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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B.
Battle of An Lộc
The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
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C.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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D.
Battle of Tapae
The Battle of Tapae was a key engagement between Roman forces under Emperor Domitian and later Trajan and the Dacians, fought near the Iron Gates of Transylvania and remembered as a crucial step in Rome’s eventual conquest of Dacia.
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E.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Hoa Binh Target entity description: The Battle of Hoa Binh was a major 1951–1952 campaign in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces fought French colonial troops for control of a strategic region in northern Vietnam.
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A.
Battle of Ap Bac
The Battle of Ap Bac was a pivotal 1963 Vietnam War clash in the Mekong Delta where outnumbered Viet Cong forces successfully resisted South Vietnamese and U.S.-advised troops, exposing major weaknesses in American-backed military strategy.
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B.
Battle of An Lộc
The Battle of An Lộc was a major 1972 Vietnam War engagement in which South Vietnamese and U.S. forces successfully defended the town of An Lộc against a large-scale North Vietnamese assault.
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C.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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D.
Battle of Tapae
The Battle of Tapae was a key engagement between Roman forces under Emperor Domitian and later Trajan and the Dacians, fought near the Iron Gates of Transylvania and remembered as a crucial step in Rome’s eventual conquest of Dacia.
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E.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hòa Bình Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | State of Vietnam (French-backed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raoul Salan NERFINISHED ⓘ Võ Nguyên Giáp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType |
counteroffensive
ⓘ
offensive ⓘ |
| combatant |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Far East Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | major campaign of the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | French Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1952-02-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Na San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Da River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War era
ⓘ
decolonization period ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ riverine forces ⓘ |
| location |
Hòa Bình Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
control of key road and river lines of communication
ⓘ
encirclement and interdiction of French positions by Viet Minh ⓘ |
| opponent |
French colonial forces
ⓘ
Viet Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Border Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForce |
French Groupement Mobile units
ⓘ
Viet Minh 304th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 308th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 312th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Viet Minh 320th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Route Coloniale 6
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Vinh Yen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Viet Minh victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to erosion of French strategic initiative in northern Vietnam
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demonstrated Viet Minh ability to challenge French control in the Red River Delta approaches ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-11-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Hòa Bình region
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control of supply routes between the Red River Delta and the northwest ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1951
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1952 ⓘ |
| warTheater | Indochina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Hoa Binh Description of subject: The Battle of Hoa Binh was a major 1951–1952 campaign in the First Indochina War in which Viet Minh forces fought French colonial troops for control of a strategic region in northern Vietnam.
Referenced by (2)
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